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Big Tom down FIRST EVER
Topic Started: Apr 27 2008, 03:53 PM (327 Views)
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First year ever turkey hunting, and first day none the less. Well here we go.
Saturday night Valleylad (from Ontario Hunting Lodge) and I head out down the road to try and put some birds to bed, well it worked perfectly we watched as a big tom and four of his hens headed into a small piece of bush near last light.
Well from there a plan was executed on where to set up.
4 am came fast, I met up with Valleylad at 5 and we set up not a minute after we had both set up each taking half the field and the big boy gobbles from up in his tree.
At about 5:30 they were starting to hit the ground. They were at the back end of the field, and the gobbler went silent for a couple minutes. Next thing we know due to the fog him and his four hens are a mere 45 yards away.
As soon as I saw him I started to shake that big boy strutted right past my main window following the boss hen allowing no shot so I went to the side window, and he finally stopped strutting for a second, but that was his mistake I already had him lined up and BOOM! he was done for.
Valleylad and I were like to pigs in a big dirty puddle! We were so excited that someone had finally knocked down a big TOM!!!
He weighed in at 16 pounds which we found weird because he felt/ looked heavier, but he had a 9 1/4 inch beard and matching 1 1/4 inch spurs.
It was AWESOME!
Enjoy.

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congrats on an awesome bird :allright:
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Wow, what a great Tom! Congratulations. Very nice hooks on that bad boy. He was running himself ragged. :cheers:
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Great bird, shedaholic! :thumbsup:

Congratulations! :cheers:
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Congrats on a good bird. :cheers:
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:cheers: Congrats on a great Tom, well done. :cheers:
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congrats on your 1st turkey :cheers:
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awesome bird, congrats..........
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Right on bud, congrats!!!!!
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:cheers: right on what a nice looking bird. :cheers:
from some reason from August to November im always hunting i wonder why?


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:allright: :cheers: :thumbsup:
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Awesome bird! Congrats :cheers:
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Good job.
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the fan/beard/legs are at the taxidermist now!
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awesome bird, good job
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Thats a great first bird, good work :allright:
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real nice bird, congradulations!!!!
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Great story and congrat's on your bird.

I've seen that before ,but I can't give you an explanation , I had a friend who shot a real nice gobbler and when he went and picked him up he felt real light ,when he weighed him he only weighed a mere 12 1/2 lb's ,but he had a 6 1/2" beard and super long spur's .

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Awesome, congrats on a fine bird, :cheers:
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Congrats,awesome bird :cheers:
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great pics , congrats
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Nice Bird!! What a way to start you Turkey Hunting career :thumbsup:
Waiting for FALL!!!
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way to go,you will remember that bird forever.
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